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	Linksys prevails in dual-band duel We tested products from Linksys, Asus, Netgear, Belkin, EnGenius and Trendnet. In addition to looking at setup, documentation, manageability and feature sets, we conducted performance tests. Our Clear Choice Test winner is the Linksys router, which offered the best combination of distance, speed, flexibility and security. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2011 IT Roadmap Features Five Concurrent Morning Tracks Get the most out of your time at IT Roadmap San Jose (November 15, San Jose Convention Center), by choosing from one of five concurrent morning technology tracks. Track include: The Public and Private Cloud; The Connected Enterprise; The Modern Network, The New Data Center; and The Evolving Threat Landscape. Click to continue In this Issue Microsoft releases manual fix for Duqu zero-day 5 hot tech projects to boost your IT career HP labeled "highest risk" by disclosure watchdog firm Microsoft: Switch to IE9, get free stuff iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 4 Cisco dials up the mid-market UMass Rolls Out Wi-Fi to 12,000 Students 7 software makers to bring integrated, cheaper add-ons to Google Apps iPad, iPhone and Android users to dominate online holiday shopping season Benioff's social-media barrage reveals his view of OWS Windows set to arrive on IBM mainframes WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Case Study - Large Global Bank A large global bank, one of the top 10 companies in the world, was facing several serious IT challenges as it continued to expand its operations globally. Download the case study to learn how Riverbed Steelhead® appliances helped the bank eliminate all branch-based backup, dramatically improve application speeds around the world, and more. Read now! Microsoft releases manual fix for Duqu zero-day Microsoft has released a Fix-it tool to allow Windows users to manually patch their systems to thwart the Duqu Trojan. Read More 5 hot tech projects to boost your IT career Take the reins of any of these five forward-looking initiatives and become an IT hero in the eyes of upper management. Read More HP labeled "highest risk" by disclosure watchdog firm Did you know that HP has been under investigation by the SEC and DOJ since September 2010 for allegedly bribing officials in a $46.3 million deal with the Russian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office? Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Optimize virtualization with HP & Intel Virtualization has become a powerful enabler for consolidating servers, running applications in multiple operating system environments, simplifying administration and lowering operating costs. This paper describes how to optimize server virtualization using enterprise-class HP Multi-Port Server Adapters and Intel® Ethernet technology. Click to continue Microsoft: Switch to IE9, get free stuff Microsoft last Friday launched a promotion to convince more Windows 7 users to adopt Internet Explorer 9. Read More iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 4 You didn't realize that Apple is changing its design philosophy, overhauling its entire product line and doing a massive redesign for the iPhone 5, which may actually already exist and is only waiting for decent LTE chips. Read More Cisco dials up the mid-market Aiming at a multibillion-dollar market, Cisco this week revamped its IP PBXes to address midmarket needs. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Deliver Workload Automation Services to Business Users Workload automation touches every aspect of the business. It is made up of all scheduled and ad hoc processes that support critical business functions. Read More! UMass Rolls Out Wi-Fi to 12,000 Students Wi-Fi on college campuses is nothing new, but the University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently finished one of the biggest 802.11n deployments ever, providing wireless access to some 12,000 student dormitory residents. Read More 7 software makers to bring integrated, cheaper add-ons to Google Apps Seven ISVs have formed a consortium to integrate their Google Apps add-on products and offer discounted bundles, outside of Google's control. Read More iPad, iPhone and Android users to dominate online holiday shopping season If you needed any more evidence the mobile world is just exploding look no further than an IBM study out this week that says during this year's holiday season an unprecedented 15% of people in the US logging onto a retailer's Web site are expected to do so through a mobile device. Read More Benioff's social-media barrage reveals his view of OWS For a notoriously outspoken businessman who extols the power of social media and the virtues of corporate transparency, Saleforce.com CEO Marc Benioff used the former to send one heck of a thinly veiled political message. Read More Windows set to arrive on IBM mainframes IBM mainframes are on the verge of managing Windows applications, crossing one of the last big system divides in data centers. Read More
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